Does the killing and  brutal treatment meted  out to extreme  and terror groups  by our states  really curb violence and  protect Western countries  from terror? We  think  these actions  defend us.  Leaders in the  west are quick  to  say that our future  is  threatened by  terror, and unless action  is  now taken,  it's certain that  there will be  an ever  growing number of  anti Western attacks.  Many studies confirm  that this severe  and hateful way  in which "justice" is  done tempers  nothing  in those who seek  to  wreak havoc and  make our world  unsafe. To them, there  is little threat   contained within lethal  shows of power.  Extreme terror groups  will not now be  deterred  by death's promise, but  rather,  zealots martyred  by hangmen are  rally  points, and they make  potent symbols, helping  recruit those  feeling  that they do not  want a  place in this  Western world. Making our  cities safer places  cannot be  achieved  by the  usage of  force  alone. The  answer  is building  bridges, which  means  an open discourse,  talking to  each other  about  what we  believe. Only via  discourse can  mankind reach deeper, and  create proper respect  between all  people, all cultures. When  we  all know  and love each other,  by  finding out that  we have  common goals  and human traits, then  we will  quickly find that we  have  no desire for  conflict,  only peace reigning supreme.